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  • iPhone & iPad repair Durban

    Last year I did a post about iPhone repair in South Africa, and I have had pretty good response from that post. A few weeks ago I was chatting to my mate Sean about the response on the post, and after chucking a few ideas around,  decided to start offering iPhone & iPad repair in Durban & surrounding areas.

    As so, FiXi was born. Fixi is a quick one stop shop for all your iPhone & iPad repairs. We offer a full services on all models of iPhones & iPads, usually fixed within a day. If we don’t have the necessary part, we can order, and have your phone fixed within a few days.

    Some of the services we offer:

    • iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4 & iPad Front & Back repairs
    • Full LCD replacement on all models
    • Battery replacements in all iPhone & iPad models
    • Ad-Hoc repairs on all iPhone & iPad models (sensors, antennas etc)
    • Same day repair (if delivered to us by 9am) (subject to availability of parts)
    • Collection & return from Ballito to Durban (for a nominal fee)
    • Full courier service throughout South Africa
    • Full online tracking of your repair (coming soon)

    We are also working on a referral scheme, so if you refer someone to us, we will give you a little something to say thanks.

    If you have need your iPhone or iPad fixed, you can visit our website at http://www.FiXi.co.za or alternativley http://GFix.co.za.

  • Join awesome Durbs startup SAFindit

    The guys at SAFindit, another “straight outta Durbs” startup, have recently launched their new look site. SAFindit is a fantastic service which allows users to the site to search for restaurants, accommodation, plumbers, electricians and and and…well, pretty much anything that offers a service :) To get a better idea of what I mean, check out this listing for Gateway Shopping centre or The Toad in the Village pub in Noordhoek

    The site has some really cool social integrations like geo-location services like Foursquare & Gowalla, as well as showing latest tweets about the venue/service. The listing also shows you where to find it on a Google Map, as well as the streetview of the location. Another really cool feature of the site is their collections, which group together some of the best venues/services in that specific category. So for example, if you want to see a list of recommended places in Ballito, you can check out @TheBallito‘s list here ->http://www.safindit.co.za/collections/the-ballito/. Another recently added addition to the site is their “Specials” section which collates all the daily specials from sites like and other service providers listed on the site.

    This is a really great service, and after chatting to the guys at SAFindit, they really are growing huge, fast. This means that they are also looking for two or three of the best Web developers that we have on the East Coast. A strong background in web development using technologies such as PHP, ASP.Net, JavaScript, MySQL, SQL Server etc is required to join in one of the fastest growing startups in Durbs. There are a whole bunch of projects on the horizon for the team, which sound really exciting. For more info about the job spec & requirements, check out the job spec on Thirst4Work -> http://www.thirst4work.com/candidates/job.php?jobid=53

    I can’t wait to see what they come up with next ! Well done guys, another perfect example why sunny Durbs is the place to be :)

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  • 1st ride on my new Cannondale out at Holla Trails

    1st ride on my new Cannondale out at Holla Trails

    This morning I woke up at a mind numbing 5am, to get ready for my 1st ever “proper” mountain bike ride out at Holla Trails here in Ballito. The ride was the first of my #Project2011 where I am aiming to try and change my lifestyle completely and lose some (read:lots) weight. Thanks to the guys over at Cannondale, I have a shiny new bike to ride, and today I really put it through it’s paces.

    I met up at 6am with my mates Rich, Sean & my brother in law Roy. I warned them all ahead of time that there WOULD be walking, and even some moaning :) But suffice to say, I didn’t moan…walked yes. Rich planned a great route which involved some uphills(the walking) and some really cool single track riding along side a river, which meant some mud.

    In total we did about 10.5KM in an hour and half. It may not sound that great,  but the ride was pretty “technical” in terms of riding on the single track, which is a narrow path where you really need to concentrate and watch what you doing. I have to admit, I really enjoyed the single track riding which made for a lot of messy fun. The last stretch of the ride was pretty tough for me, as it was just “carry on cycling” riding, along a flat road, which meant pushing myself, which was good.

    After the ride, I really felt good and expected myself to flake out, but didn’t feel that way at all. I think my healthy eating plan that I started this week has hugely contributed to this, and I can feel I had loads more energy. What a difference !!!

    I used 2 apps on my iPhone to keep track of our progress. I will be doing a post soon on some of the apps I have been using to keep track of my health and fitness.

    You can check out my Runkeeper activity log of the ride, which shows a map, speed, altitude etc. I really enjoy seeing after the fact where we have been and analysing the ride.

    I know that in the next few months, I will be putting a lot more effort into the riding, and set myself a goal for the end of the year of doing an actual race, so expect a few more of these type of posts popping up soon :